The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) condemns the killing of well-known Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov who was murdered in the center of Moscow on 27 February 2015.

Boris Nemtsov was one of the few Russian politicians who openly supported Ukraine’s EuroMaidan, raised theillegality of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, condemned President Vladimir Putin’s military aggression in Eastern Ukraine and campaigned for the release of Nadiya Savchenko, Ukraine’s Member of Parliament, illegallyimprisoned by Russian governing authorities.

The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) calls upon the international community to publicly demonstrate support on 1 March 2015 for Nadiya Savchenko, Member of Ukraine’s Parliament and Delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, who was illegally imprisoned by the governing authorities of the Russian Federation.

On 25 February 2015 a Russian court upheld the decision to extend the detention of Nadiya Savchenko to 13 May 2015.

The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) expresses deepest condolences to the families of the victims of a terrorist attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on 22 February 2015 that targeted a peacful march commemorating the first anniversary of the violent attacks on EuroMaidan participants in Kyiv and remembering the Nebesna Sotnia, the indviduals who made the ultimate sacrifice for Ukraine’s future.

The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) decisively calls upon the international community to provide Ukraine with defensive weapons and strengthen targeted sanctions against Russia that, in violation of the Minsk agreements, continues artillery strikes in Eastern Ukraine.

The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) strongly supports the governing authorities of Ukraine in calling for the international community to prevent further violations by Russia and its proxies of the Minsk agreements.

Despite the Minsk agreements, Russia and its proxies continue their offensive in Eastern Ukraine as evidenced by the continued shelling in the areas of ​​Debaltseve and Donetsk. In addition, the Russia-led militants blocked the OSCE mission to monitor the situation.

The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) calls upon the international community to commemorate on 20 February 2015 Nebesna Sotnia Heroes Day, honouring the memory and victory of the participants of the Revolution of Dignity on the first anniversary of the bloody killings on EuroMaidan in Kyiv on 18‑20 February 2014.